With growing concern over the seeming lack of control the U.S. has in the spread of Ebola, President Obama appointed an "Ebola czar," someone to lead the duties of agencies' work to stop the deadly virus. Obama's appointment was announced Friday that this "czar" will likely be Ron Klain, who served as chief of staff to Al Gore and later to Vice President Biden.

However, Klain has no apparent health care or medical background.

The White House has already assigned Homeland Security Adviser Lisa Monaco to work with the CDC and other agencies to help manage any potential outbreaks on American soil. Monaco is a lawyer who specializes in crisis response and federal law enforcement.

But as of Thursday, White House officials said Klain will now report to Monaco and National Security Advisor Susan Rice.

"The truth is, is that up until this point the individuals here have been running point and doing an outstanding job in dealing with what is a very complicated and fluid situation," Obama said according to ABC News. "It may make sense for us to have one person, in part just so that after this initial surge of activity we can have a more regular process just to make sure that we're crossing all the t's and dotting all the i's going forward."

According to FOX News, Klain's appointment seemed strange and overlooked many other suitable contenders, notably Dr. Nicole Lurie from the Department of Health and Human Services. Lurie served as assistant secretary for preparedness and response since July 2009, which appears like a qualified post for tackling the threat of Ebola.

While Dr. Lurie is one of many that would be a good fit for the "czar" position, one lawmaker remarked on her post's qualifications specifically.

Sen. Bob Casey said in an Oct. 13 interview with MSNBC that the "Ebola czar" was an unnecessary addition on staff "because ... we have such a person in HHS already."